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J. GREEN;

CAR GOUPLING.

Patented Aug. 25, 1891.

j UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GREEN, OF RENOVO, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF TlVO-THIRDS TO D. R. PFOUTZ, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,528, dated August 25, 1891. Application filed May 1S, 1891. Serial No. 393,216. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN GREEN, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residingI at Renovo, in the county of Clinton and State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which ro it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to car-couplings, and has especial reference'to that class of couplings known as automatic, and is adapted to couple with any of the standard master carbuilders couplings. Y

The object of the invention is to produce a cheap coupling which is provided with an effective bumping or concussion surface that will avoid wear upon the outer surface of the zo coupling-hook and chaffing upon the face of the draw-head adjacent to the coupled hook.

The invent-ion will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying` dra-win gs, which form part of this specication, Figure l represents a top plan view of my improved coupling in locked position; Fig. 2, a horizontal section of one of the couplings, and Fig. 3 a perspective of the hook detached.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters thereon, A indicates the body portion of the draw-bar, between the sides of which is placed a spool or column a; B, the head in which is formed. a transverse slot ZJ, 3 5 in which the coupling-hook C Vibrates laterally and is provided with horns or extensions c d, the former being longer than the latter and having a curved inner surface which forms a guide to direct the hook on the coup- 4o ling of an adjacent car toward the vertical center of the head and into engagement with its hook. The wall of the slot 'bin the horn (l forms a stop to prevent the hook being pushed back too far when uncoupled from another coupling. The ends Vof the horns c d form bumping-surfaces when two couplings are brought together, and are of such length that the outer face of the coupling-hook C cannot wear or chafe against the adjacent 5o surface of the draw-head, thus relieving the hook and head from wear at the points named. The rear surface e of the hook is rounder and the wall of the slot b is made to conform therewith to prevent the hook bindingior becoming fast in the slot either in coupling or uncoupling. The hook C is provided with a swell f, through which is formed an aperture g for the pin D, and in the aperture gis placed a steel bushing 7L to cause the wear to be eX- peuded upon the pin D and the bushing. The 6o bushing projects a little beyond the upper and lower surfaces of the hook,which relieves the hook from frictional contact with the drawbar and permits of a little vertical deflection of the hook in coupling with cars in which the 6 5 couplings are a little higher or lower.

E indicates a bar'secured in any preferred manner to the upper and lower side bars of the body ofthe draw-bar, and to this bar E is secured a leafvspring t', the outer end 7c of 7o which bears upon the extension Z of the hook C and holds the hook in position for coupling.

It is obvious that this spring maybe secured to the rear surface of the horn c of the drawhead, be extended. rearward, and accomplish the same result. The movement of the hook bythe spring i is limited bythe bar m, against which the rear surface of the hook rests. To the rear surface of the hook is attached an y eye n to receive the end of a rod (not shown) 8o used for disengaging the couplings. The head of the hook O is provided with a slot o and a pin p to receive an ordinary link. It will be observed that the elfect of the spring t' bearing upon the extension of the hook C 85 in this construction is to keep the hooks normally closed instead of open, as has heretofore been the usual practice, and that the hook cannot become accidentally disengaged in rounding curves or otherwise while the cars 9o are in upright position; but should a car be turned over upon its side the couplings will disengage automatically. q

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim isl. A car-coupling having horns on both lsides of the draw-head and a lateral slot in the head extending into one horn to limit the movement of the hook, in combination with a hook pivot-ed in the center of the draw-barili roo the rear of the head and extending beyond the horns of the head to prevent chafing between the head of the hook and the outersurface of the head of the draw-bar.

2. A car-coupling having horns on both sides of the draw-head and a lateral slot in the head extending into one of the horns-and forming a concave seat, in combination with a hook having a swell through which a pin lpasses in the rear of the draw-head, and a roundedrear portion which engages the concave seat in the horn, said hook extending beyond the horns on the draw-head, as and for the purpose described.

3. A car-coupling having horns on both sides of the draw-head and a lateral slot in said head, in combination With a hook pivotaily secured in said slot, provided with a head having a slot and a pin passing through said slot, a rearward extension and a spring bear- JOHN GREEN.

Vitnesses:

D. C. REINOHL, L. P. WHITAKER. 

